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Berlusconi blasted after Pompeii house collapses

A 2,000 year-old Roman gladiator house collapses in Pompeii – prompting calls for the Unesco world heritage site to be taken out of Berlusconi’s control.

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Hidden chambers may exist in Newgrange

As a new survey begins in Meath, we take a look at four other archaeological sites where unexpected discoveries have been made…

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Work (finally) begins on Pompeii’s €105 million makeover

The Roman city has come to symbolise the decades of mismanagement of many of Italy’s cultural treasures.

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Photos: Exhibition examines daily lives destroyed by Vesuvius

The exhibition in the British Museum in central London seeks to shed light on the everyday lives of the people killed in Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79AD.

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Heavy rains cause wall and arch collapse in Pompeii

Deterioration in state of ancient Roman site described as “dramatic”.

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Here’s how much it’s costing to save Pompeii’s ruins

Parts of the Temple of Venus were damaged by rainfall earlier this week.

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Part of ancient fresco stolen from Pompeii

Part of the depiction was chiseled off with a metallic object.

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Apartment block collapses in Italy leaving up to eight people trapped inside

The collapse happened in a seaside town near Naples.

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